The moon, month by month
Worked out for the Reno area. The dark nights are marked — those are the ones worth driving out for, when the faint things are visible. A bright moon is not a wasted night: it is the best time to look at craters and mountains, and at the planets.
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
1%
2
5%
3
11%
4
18%
5
27%
6
37%
7
46%
8
56%
9
65%
10
74%
11
81%
12
88%
13
94%
14
98%
15
100%
16
100%
17
98%
18
94%
19
87%
20
79%
21
70%
22
59%
23
47%
24
36%
25
25%
26
16%
27
8%
28
3%
Darkest night
Tue 1 February · 1%
Fullest
Tue 15 February · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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